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Posts about the history of St. Louis, Missouri, family history, classic film, and miscellaneous history.
Pirmdien, Decembris 15, 1902, St. Louis Police Assistant Chief of Detectives James H. Smith retired from the police department to take a position in the coal industry. Chief of Detectives William Desmond attempted to convince Smith to stay but he decided to retire from the force as his fortieth birthday approached. Smith compiled a commendable record as Desmond’s Assistant.
H.G. Wells rakstīja stāstu par Things to Come, kas bija pārvērtusies filmu 1936. Filma sākas Ziemassvētku laikā 1940 in Everytown (protams London) tieši pirms kara sākšanas. Karš ilgst gandrīz trīsdesmit gadus pirms “tad lidotājiem” John Cabal vadīja, bijušais iedzīvotājs Everytown, leads the survivors to victory over the remaining war
Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy star in one of my favorite holiday films, Babe in Toyland (filiāli saite) or March of the Wooden Soldiers (1934). It is normally shown around Thanksgiving. This film features Stan Laurel as Stannie Dum and Oliver Hardy as Ollie Dee, who are trying to help Mother Peep, the little old women in the shoe. Barnaby, the wicked
Šā Mosblechs ir ļoti lielas ģimenes, kā parasti. Mans vecvectēvs Eduard Mosblech bija viens no divpadsmit bērniem. Eduard bija četrpadsmit bērnu un viņa brāļi bija divpadsmit un trīspadsmit bērnus attiecīgi. Bet man vēl nav bijusi iespēja pārbaudīt izmēru divām citām ģimenēm, both Mom and I remember it the same way. Grandma Ellis had
Theodore Roosevelt veica liktenīgo lēmumu par vēlēšanu dienā 1904. Viņš paziņoja pēc tam, kad viņu ievēlēja par prezidentūras savas labās augošā birojā pēc slepkavības William McKinley, ka viņš nevar palaist uz vēl vienu termiņu, kas 1908. Roosevelt had served almost a full term before his election as McKinley was assassinated in September 1901.
Piektdien, Oktobris 21, 1904, one of the greatest tragedies in St. Louis Police history occurred when two train robbers and three St. Louis Police detectives died in a shootout. The gunfight occurred in a small hotel room on Pine Street. Two days later on Sunday, Oktobris 23, 1904, a burglar attempted to gain entry to a realty office at
During April 1885, St. Louis experienced one of its most sensational murders. Two English travelers had checked into the Southern Hotel in early April 1885. C. Arthur Preller and H. M. Brooks, who was going by the alias of Dr. Maxwell, appeared to be very friendly. Although they had separate rooms, they often stayed in the same room together. Pie
Pirmdien, Marts 5, 1900, St. Louis Police Officers Thomas Meagher and Thomas Degnan apprehended men who robbed an East St. Louis Officer of his gun. Ed Sullivan, a 22 year-old transient, robbed an East St. Louis Police Officer of his gun, jewelry and possessions in late February 1900. Officer Thomas Meagher observed Sullivan and Harry Davis walking near Olive
Charlie Chan pie Treasure Island (1939) ir trešais Twentieth-Century Fox filmu starring Sidney toler kā Charlie Chan. Inspektors Čans un Džimijs Čans, spēlē Victor Sen Yung, lido uz Sanfrancisko pasaules izstādi 1939 kā filma tiek atvērta. Bedrains ride padara Jimmy ļoti nervozs. Lidojumā ir arī Čārlija draugs Pols Esekss, played
Sestdien, Marts 12, 1904, St. Louis Detective James J. Moran led a team of detectives to a room in a row house at 634 South Broadway on St. Louis’ Near South Side. Frank Ward, a suspected safe cracker, rented a room in the row house. Besides Ward, the detectives arrested Edward Seely and John Shumway. Moran and the detectives